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  1. Lobby

    General sub-forum area. New members must read the stickied posts in the Tales from the Bully Pulpit sub-forum before posting.

    1. Tales from the Bully Pulpit

      Must read stuff and important announcements.
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      1. How to Win Friends and Influence People

      2. Ambiophonics

      Latest: New Members - Introduce Yourself GHD Jun 18, 2018 at 10:03 AM
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    2. General Audio Gear Discussion

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      1. Advice Threads

      2. Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals

      Latest: Snake oil thread Peti Jun 18, 2018 at 10:02 AM
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    3. Music and Recordings

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      1. Music and Recordings (vinyl , 8-track, etc.)

      Latest: What are you listening to now 80s edition (although late 70s new wave is OK too) RK1972 Jun 18, 2018 at 10:13 AM
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    4. The Meeting Place

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      Latest: SoCal Mini Meet June 23rd 2018 Mdkaler Jun 18, 2018 at 8:27 AM
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    5. All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out

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      Latest: LF: Marv's Philharmonic AAM Cspirou May 7, 2018
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  2. Personal Audio Gear Discussion

    Personal audio gear reviews , subjective impressions, thoughts, and questions about gear. Any post with a measurement should go in the measurements section below.

    1. Headphones

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      Latest: The Stax I thread BenjaminBore Jun 18, 2018 at 8:48 AM
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    2. Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units

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      Latest: Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum Headphone Amplifier by Alex Cavalli msommers Jun 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM
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    3. IEMs and Portable Gear

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      Latest: shotgunshane’s IEM (custom and universal) recommendations, favorites and classics Stuff Jones Jun 18, 2018 at 9:57 AM
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    4. Modifications and Tweaks

      Mods, tweaks, cables, power conditioning, etc.
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      Latest: SuperBAF HD800 mod (formerly BTAmod) EagleWings Jun 16, 2018 at 1:34 PM
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  3. Source Gear Discussion

    1. Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers

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      Latest: Passive Volume Control for DACs/Sources westermac Jun 18, 2018 at 10:13 AM
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    2. Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools

      Players, streamers, operating systems, settings, tagging, etc.
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      Latest: Static when burning CDs Occam May 16, 2018
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    3. Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear

      Anything related to vinyl playback, turntables, cartridges, phonostages, setup, discussions, measurements, etc.
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      Latest: Post your turntable setup...can't get enough of those spinners! deniall83 Jun 17, 2018 at 12:57 AM
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  4. Two Channel Gear Discussion

    1. Preamps

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      Latest: Your favourite Preamp Tube Type Senorx12562 Jun 18, 2018 at 12:05 AM
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    2. Power Amps

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      Latest: Schiit Vidar Impression Thread - UPDATED WITH REVIEW (CHECK FIRST POST) StrangeBrew Jun 18, 2018 at 10:16 AM
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    3. Speakers

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      Latest: Acoustics, speaker placement, subwoofers Riotvan Jun 18, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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  5. Measurements (plus subjective impressions)

    Measurements with subjective impressions. Hands, Marv, Ultrabike, AtomicBob, Sorrodje, and cskippy. Unless your measurements have been sanctioned, please post them in the "Gear Measurements (unsanctioned) sub-forum. To is to prevent confusion as different measurement setups will have different results. Note that Hands' coupler has pinna, which will bump up the 2-3.5kHz region a little bit.

    1. Headphone Measurements

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      Latest: Burst Response! HD800, SR-207, HD650 JohnM Jun 15, 2018 at 12:35 AM
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    2. IEM Measurements

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      1. IEM Measurements - La Cenric's IEM Playhouse

      Latest: Massdrop x nuforce EDC3 ksat90 Jun 15, 2018 at 12:19 PM
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    3. Headphone Amplifier Measurements

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      Latest: atomicbob's SMPS Noise Nuke for HP amps with external SMPS highflyin9 Jun 8, 2018
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    4. Source Measurements

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      Latest: Yaggy Measurements - Deconstructing ASR / Amir's Hack Job Elnrik Jun 17, 2018 at 9:24 AM
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    5. Portable and Other Gear Measurements

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      Latest: Tube warm up time technical measurements rtaylor76 Apr 6, 2018
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    6. Measurements (unsanctioned)

      Measurements should generally be posted here unless the results of your measurement rigs have been established and well known. This is to prevent confusion and difficulty in comparing one measurement with another.
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      Latest: Dekoni HD6XX ear pads ohshitgorillas Jun 1, 2018
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    7. Measurement Systems and Standards

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      Latest: Comparison of several audio analysis systems - technical measurements ultrabike Jun 14, 2018 at 9:29 PM
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  6. SuperBAF Special Sub-Forums

    Some of these sub-forums may be restricted to Friends or Contributors. Of course if you can't see it, then it doesn't exist.

    1. EU Forum

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      Latest: European yggdrasil FutureFrenzy Jun 1, 2018
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    2. Loaner Programs

      Loaner program logistics only. Impressions should be in their respective gear category subforums.
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      1. Closed Loaners

      2. Loaner Requests

      Latest: Loaner: MD x EC ZDT Jr. Vansen Jun 17, 2018 at 8:21 PM
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    3. SBAF Blogs

      Please don't start a random blog in this sub-forum. This sub-forum is reserved for VIPs.
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      Latest: 3 'n the Mornin' Part Two [MF's haunt] Deep Funk May 18, 2018
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    4. DIY

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      Latest: Sallen-Key op-amps or alternatives Priidik Jun 18, 2018 at 2:20 AM
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    5. For Sale

      HF is probably a better place to reach people for selling most stuff. We reach the same kinds of people as HF, but HF gets 7,000,000 sessions and 35,000,000 pageviews per month. We are about 1000 times smaller and the members here are much more selective in what they purchase.
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      1. Closed (Archived) Sales

      2. Buyer and Seller Feedback (Negative)

      Latest: FS: LG V-10 H901 T-Mobile 64GB ESS Dac- Excellent Condition -$129 for Friends bixby Jun 18, 2018 at 9:32 AM
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  7. Non-Audio Stuff

    1. Random Thoughts

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      1. City Guides

      2. Birthdays

      Latest: The Last Jedi Thread (with Spoilers) Merrick Jun 18, 2018 at 10:27 AM
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    2. Outdoor World

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      Latest: My Outdoor Gear Locker Thad E Ginathom Jun 16, 2018 at 11:17 AM
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    3. Geek Cave: Computers, Tablets, HT, Phones, Games

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      1. Lego and Other Building Bricks

      2. Clash of Clans

      Latest: Videogame Discussion Thread loki993 Jun 15, 2018 at 7:05 AM
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    4. Food and Drink

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      Latest: Super Best BBQ ButtUglyJeff Jun 17, 2018 at 12:19 PM
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    5. Musicians and Instruments

      SHow off your musical instruments and post what instruments you have and your musical accomplishments! Even if you play an instrument just as a hobby, please post your pics and descriptions!
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      Latest: Show off your musical instruments! rtaylor76 Apr 3, 2018
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    6. Photography and Cameras

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      Latest: Post Your Favorite Photos (Must have been taken by you!) AllanMarcus May 11, 2018
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    7. Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, Airplanes Talk

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      Latest: General Auto Chat loki993 Jun 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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  8. Industry Sub-Forums

    1. General Product Announcements

      MoTs: Please introduce yourselves first before posting.
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      Latest: New Shanling M0 - Tiny DAP for 109$ DigMe Jun 15, 2018 at 4:39 PM
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    2. Schiit

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      Latest: The Mike Moffat (#2 at Schiit) Blog baldr Jun 13, 2018 at 12:53 AM
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    3. The Source Audio Video Design Group (TSAV)

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      Latest: The Source AV Saturday Specials netforce Jun 15, 2018 at 4:24 PM
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    4. Eddie Current

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      Latest: EC Aficionado (was: The Studio Jr.) Priidik Jun 18, 2018 at 12:59 AM
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    5. LFF Remasters

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      Latest: SBAF TEST CD - 100% Original Material BigEars Feb 9, 2018
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